Showing posts with label grants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grants. Show all posts

July 30, 2010

Manhattan Community Arts Fund Offers Grants for Local Artists and Arts Organizations

Funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Manhattan Community Arts Fund supports local arts organizations and artists that have little access to other government funding sources. The program seeks to provide small grants for arts projects and local artists serving Manhattan communities. An MCAF grant is often one of the first grants an artist or group receives, and can help grant recipients to eventually leverage financial support from other sources. The program is designed to prepare applicants for the process of obtaining public funds.

The program awards grants ranging from $750 to $5,000 to Manhattan-based individual artists and nonprofit organizations such as arts organizations, social service agencies, senior centers, faith-based organizations, folk societies, and cultural centers. Applicant organizations must have operating budgets under $100,000 for two of the last three fiscal years. Individual artists must live in Manhattan. Unincorporated and collaborative groups must show a minimum of a three-year working relationship, and an artistic lead residing in Manhattan must apply on behalf of the group. Ongoing or new projects in any artistic discipline are eligible.


First-time applicants and returning applicants who have not attended an information session on the program in the past three years (prior to 2007) are required to attend an information session to be eligible.

Visit the LMCC Web site for application guidelines and information session details.

First Peoples Fund Accepting Applications for Artist in Business Leadership Program

The First Peoples Fund's Artist in Business Leadership program is designed to help Native American artists develop their marketing and business skills and establish self-sustaining arts-based businesses.

This business arts fellowship program is a one-year self-directed program providing individualized professional development training and working capital funds to strengthen participants' marketing strategies. The fellowship also provides a focus on new work to stimulate creativity and a renewal of energy in Native art expression.

Artists are selected for the program based on demonstrated artistic talent, evidence of entrepreneurial experience and potential, and adherence to the values of the First Peoples Fund. Applicants must have experience in marketing their art at Indian art markets and galleries.

Applicants must be members of a Northern Great Plains tribe located in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Western Dakota of Minnesota, Nebraska, the Eastern Plateau region of Idaho, Oregon, or Washington; a tribe from the Great Lakes Region of Minnesota, Michigan, or Wisconsin; a tribe belonging to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard states; or an Alaskan tribe. Affiliated Canadian First Nations artist applicants are also eligible.

Prism Comics Seeking Submissions for Queer Press Grant

Prism Comics is accepting submissions for the 2010 Queer Press Grant, an annual grant to assist in the publication and promotion of LGBT comics.

The grant of approximately $2,000 will be awarded to an LGBT cartoonist who is self-publishing a comic book with queer characters and/or themes. The work can be in black and white or in color, and in comic strip, comic book, or Web comic format. Entries are judged first and foremost by artistic merit, followed by concerns such as financial need, proposal presentation, and contribution to the LGBT community.

Visit the Prism Comics Web site for information.

Surdna Foundation Accepting Applications for Arts Teachers Fellowship Program

The Surdna Foundation is accepting applications for its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, a national initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in public arts high schools.

Through the Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, fellows will design individualized courses of study that will provide both immersion in their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields. A fellowship program may include study in arts courses; attendance at advanced art-making workshops, festivals, or institutes; residencies at artists' colonies; formal mentor relationships with recognized professional artists; or independent study toward the completion of an artistic project (which includes interaction with other professionals).

All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in public arts high schools are eligible. Eligible schools include specialized public arts high schools and arts-focused magnet and charter high schools. Teachers of all arts disciplines are eligible — visual arts, photography, theater, music, dance, film, video, multidiscipline, and creative writing. At a minimum, applicants must be in their fifth year of teaching arts in high school and plan to continue as an arts teacher in their specialized public arts high school in 2011-12.

The program will award twenty grants of up to $5,500 each, with a complementary grant of $1,500 to the fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities.

Visit the Surdna Web site for fellowship program information.

Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Competition for Banned Books Week Grants

Through its Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund, the Freedom to Read Foundation will provide two grants — one for $2,500 and one for $1,000 — to two organizations to support "Read-Outs" celebrating Banned Books Week 2010 (September 25 to October 2). A Banned Books Week Read-Out is an event during which people celebrate the freedom to read by gathering to read from books that have been banned or challenged over the years.

The grant program is the first announced project for the Judith Krug Memorial Fund, established after Krug's death in April 2009. Krug was the founding executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, which was established in 1969 as a First Amendment legal defense organization affiliated with the American Library Association.

To apply for a grant, organizations are required to submit an event description, timeline, and budget with their application, as well as agree to provide a written report and video to FTRF following Banned Books Week.

Visit the ALA Web site for grant program guidelines as well as information on Banned Books Week.

July 23, 2010

South Carolina Film Commission Accepting Applications for Production Fund Grants

The South Carolina Film Commission is accepting applications from independent film makers for grants to support short-film projects.

The Production Fund, which will be offered in collaboration with the University of South Carolina and Trident Technical College, will provide grant funds for one major short-film project valued at $100,000, and up to six mini-grants for smaller short films funded on an as-needed basis (from $2,000 to $10,000 for each project).

The Production Fund was created to develop collaborative projects between the film industry and institutions of higher learning. The projects help independent producers and other professionals in the motion picture industry work to build a talent pool of students and people already in the field who want to sharpen their skills. Projects that receive the mini-grants will be managed through Trident Tech for the 2010-2011 academic year and will be part of the curriculum of the Division of Film, Media, and Visual Arts. The single, major short-film project that is awarded the $100,000 grant will be managed through USC for the 2011-2012 school year and will be part of the curriculum of the USC Media Arts Area of the Art Department, collaborating with USC's Theater Department.

In addition to offering production grants, the Film Commission will host a series of seminars from August 2010 to July 2011 for media professionals and students studying film in South Carolina. Sessions will cover lighting, directing, location management, producing, and safety workshops.

For information on the grants or the workshops, visit the SC Film Commission Web site.

San Francisco Film Society Invites Letters of Inquiry for Filmmaking Grants

The San Francisco Film Society, with support from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, is accepting Letters of Inquiry for the Fall 2010 SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants.

The grant program supports independent film projects that use plot, character, theme, or setting to explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity, and other urgent social justice issues. The program supports films that will have a significant economic or professional impact on the San Francisco Bay Area filmmaking community. The grants program, scheduled to run from 2009 to 2013, awards grants in the spring and fall of each year.

Films at all levels of production are eligible for a total of $225,000 in grant money through the fall 2010 cycle. Grant recipients are required to spend some or all funds in the Bay Area. In addition to the cash grant, recipients will receive various benefits through the Film Society's comprehensive filmmaker services programs.

Independent filmmakers who have a key creative role in the film project — screenwriter, producer, or director — are eligible to apply.

Applicants who are not SFFS members are required to pay a $35 application fee. The fee is waived for SFFS members.

Information is available at the SFFS Web site. Click on title.

July 16, 2010

$250,000 dance grant

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Dance Advance program will provide funding for projects that demonstrate artistic excellence, imagination, and courage. Similar to other discipline-based initiatives supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the primary goal of Dance Advance is to enhance the cultural life of the greater Philadelphia community (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties).


In the 2011 funding cycle projects may address two categories of support — planning (planning, process, research, scholarship) or production (production, presentation, performance). Individuals, companies, or presenting organizations may apply in either category, but an applicant may submit only one proposal. Dance Advance will only fund applications that mark a development for the applicant in artistic or curatorial practice.

Individual choreographers and dance artists may request up to $50,000 each. Organizations with budgets under $800,000 may request up to $150,000 each. Organizations with budgets over $800,000 may request up to $250,000 each.(Any organization planning to apply for a grant larger than $100,000 must meet with the Dance Advance director to secure approval to proceed.)

Projects may take up to two years to complete. Beginning in the 2011 funding cycle, applicants will need to plan out a project's scope of work — both the larger ideas motivating the project as well as its potential means of implementation — prior to submitting a Letter of Intent.

Dance Advance scheduled two workshops (one occurred on July 12; the other will take place July 19) to discuss the guidelines and changes to the 2011 program. Attendance is required at one of these workshops for anyone intending to apply for the 2011 funding cycle. Potential applicants who were not able to attend either of these dates should contact Dance Advance to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. The LOI form will be posted on the Web site by or before August 1, 2010.

Information is available at the PCAH Web site. Click on title above.

2011 Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant

Established in 2005, the Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant is an annual cash award for a science or technology related narrative (fiction) feature-length project that is at an early stage such as full treatment or early screenplay draft. This grant will also include a small stipend for a science advisor to provide support through consultation and feedback, as well as the possibility of inclusion in the Feature Film Program's Screenwriters Lab.

The Grant will include the following:

■A cash grant of up to $20,000 to provide support during the writing period.

■A stipend of up to $5000 for a science advisor.

■Creative support during the writing process from a select group of creative advisors.

■The possibility of a fellowship to a Screenwriters Lab.

■Strategic and practical support from the Feature Film Program staff.


ELIGIBILITY

■Projects must have science or technology as a major theme or scientists as major characters. We cannot consider science fiction or projects that stray too far from a base scientific reality.

■Screenwriters with any level of experience, including numerous produced works may apply.

■Projects must be narrative (fiction) features and not documentary in nature.

■Projects must be live action.

■Projects must be in active development and can range from treatment stage to full draft.

■Projects must be English language. However, screenwriter does not need to reside in the U.S.

■Projects currently in development within the studio system are not eligible.

■Projects based on source material must have proper permissions and rights to use that material.


TIMELINE

The selection process timeline for the 2011 Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant is as follows:

July 9, 2010 Application available online
September 24, 2010 Online application deadline and hard copy of materials postmark deadline
October 29, 2010 Notification of 2nd Round selections
January 14, 2011 Notification of Final selections

APPLICATION

The application for the 2011 Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant is now available until September 24, 2010. If you have any further questions, please e-mail Anne Lai at anne_lai@sundance.org

July 03, 2010

deadlines for grants

Driehaus Foundation Accepting Applications for 2010 Chicago Small Theater and Dance Funding Program

Operating grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to arts and culture organizations that have budgets of $150,000 or less and serve the Chicago metropolitan area....

Posted on June 29, 2010
Deadline: September 13, 2010

American Composers Forum Announces National Composition Contest

The Finale National Composition Contest will provide chamber music composers with up to $3,500 and the chance to have their original piece performed by the ensemble eighth blackbird....

Posted on June 29, 2010
Deadline: September 15, 2010

NAMM Foundation Accepting Applications for 2011 President's Innovation Award for Exemplary College Students

A cash award and opportunities to network with industry laureates and professionals will be given to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in the music products industry....

Posted on June 25, 2010
Deadline: September 30, 2010

ASCAP Foundation Accepting Letters of Intent for Music Grant Program

Grants of $2,500 will be awarded to nonprofits that have started education and talent development programs that coincide with the foundation's mission of nurturing aspiring songwriters and composers....

Posted on June 25, 2010
Deadline: August 1, 2010 (Letter of Intent)

February 08, 2010

grants and deadlines

American Library Association Diversity Office Seeks Research Grant Proposals
Grants of $2,000 will be awarded to ALA members working to develop programs that address critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information science....


Posted on February 5, 2010
Deadline: April 30, 2010

Institute of Museum and Library Services Accepting Applications for 2010 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Program
Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages working to improve existing library services or implement new services, particularly those relating to the goals of the Library Services and Technology Act....


Posted on February 5, 2010
Deadline: May 30, 2010

Kresge Community Arts Program Offers Grants for Projects in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park
One- or two-year grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individuals, community groups, and service agencies working on community projects, especially those that engage underserved and new audiences as well as children, teens, and families....


Posted on February 4, 2010
Deadline: March 12, 2010

Joyce Foundation Releases the Call to Entry for the 2011 Joyce Awards
Grants of $50,000 will be awarded in the areas of dance, music, visual arts, and theater to arts organizations in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and St. Paul/Minneapolis....


Posted on February 4, 2010
Deadline: April 5, 2010 (Letter of Inquiry)

Emerging Jewish Artists in New York City Invited to Apply for Six Points Fellowship
Project grants and stipends of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nine individual artists in New York City between the ages of 22 and 38 working in the visual, music, or performing arts and developing projects with a Jewish focus, theme, or elements....


Posted on February 4, 2010
Deadline: March 1, 2010 (Letter of Intent)

National Film Preservation Foundation Invites Applications for Avant-Garde Masters Grants
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to public and nonprofit film archives working to preserve a film or films by a single filmmaker, or in support of a cinematic movement significant to the development of avant-garde film in America....


Posted on February 4, 2010
Deadline: March 19, 2010 (Registration)

National Endowment for the Arts Seeks Design Proposals for New "Art Works" Logo
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded for graphic representations depicting the logo "Art Works" in three themes: embodying works of art, art as inspiration or challenge, and the contributions of arts workers....


Posted on February 3, 2010
Deadline: February 26, 2010

January 21, 2010

grants in Los Angeles

THE DURFEE FOUNDATION

ARC: ARTISTS' RESOURCE for COMPLETION Grant

First Quarter Deadline is Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

ARC grants provide rapid, short-term assistance of up to $3,500 to individual artists who live in Los Angeles County. Funds must be used to enhance work that is near completion and scheduled for presentation between March 15, 2010 and August 2, 2010. Artists in any discipline may apply.

Applicants must have a secure invitation from an established organization to present their work. There are four grant cycles per year.

For more information, application, or guidelines visit http://www.durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html

December 04, 2009

grants

Sundance Documentary Fund Announces Deadlines for Spring 2010 Grants Round

The Sundance Documentary Fund is dedicated to supporting international documentary films and videos focused on current and significant issues and movements in contemporary human rights, freedom of expression, social justice, and civil liberties....

Posted on December 3, 2009
Deadline: February 9, 2010

Haitian Memorial Foundation Invites Pierre Toussaint Art and Essay Entries

Project budgets of up to $500,000 will be awarded to artists, sculptors, or high school students for their artwork, sculpture, or essays depicting a solid understanding and appreciation of Pierre Toussaint and his achievements....

Posted on December 3, 2009
Deadline: Various


National Geographic All Roads Film Project Offers Seed Grants for Indigenous Storytellers

Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to filmmakers for the development and production of a film or video that showcases indigenous or underrepresented minority-culture storytellers....

Posted on December 2, 2009
Deadline: Quarterly

October 18, 2009

grants

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Accepting Applications for 2010 Institutional Grants

Grants will be awarded to nonprofit film organizations and to higher education film programs working to provide film workshops, seminars, training, and education opportunities to college students and adults....

Posted on October 15, 2009
Deadline: January 15, 2010

USArtists International Offers Funding for Artists to Perform at Festivals Abroad

Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to cover the festival participation expenses for selected American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists with nonprofit status....

Posted on October 15, 2009
Deadline: January 8 and May 3, 2010

Creative Work Fund Invites Letters of Inquiry From San Francisco Artists Collaborating With Nonprofits

Grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded for two-year projects featuring one or more performing or visual artists collaborating with a nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area...

Posted on October 15, 2009
Deadline: November 6, 2009 (Letters of Inquiry)

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Arts Program Accepting Applications for Fund for National Projects

Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to individual nonprofits and consortia working to strengthen the health of the dance, jazz, presenting, or theater arts fields....

Posted on October 15, 2009
Deadline: November 1, 2009, and May 1, annually (Letters of Inquiry)

September 22, 2009

grants

Grammy Foundation Announces New Letter of Inquiry Process for Grant Cycle

Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to organizations and individuals working to advance archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas....

Posted: September 16, 2009
Deadline: October 1, 2009 (Letter of Inquiry)

National Museum of the American Indian Seeks Submissions of Films on Native American Veterans

On Veterans Day 2009, the museum will show four-minute films that illustrate the impact and meaning of participation in the military for Native people; films may be documentary, experimental, animation, or other genres....

Posted: September 16, 2009
Deadline: October 18, 2009

New York Foundation for the Arts Announces New Award for Excellence in Painting

Awards of $20,000 will be given to two New York State painters who have already applied to NYFA's Artists' Fellowship Program; after 2010, these awards will be presented on a biennial basis....

Posted: September 16, 2009
Deadline: November 3, 2009

September 09, 2009

ITVS Funding Opportunity for Filmmakers of Color

Deadline September 25, 2009

ITVS

ITVS Funding Opportunity for Filmmakers of Color

ITVS seeks producers of color to develop single documentary programs for public television. The Diversity Development Fund (DDF) provides up to $15,000 for project research and development. Activities may include travel, scripting, preliminary production for fundraising/work-in-progress reels, or other early phase activities. Projects should speak to the ITVS mission to serve underserved audiences, explore complex issues, inspire dialogue and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or public television.
http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html


Deadline: September 25, 2009.

September 04, 2009

grants

Film Independent Accepting Applications for 2010 Directors Lab
The eight-week program in Los Angeles will provide first-time directors or filmmakers prepping feature-length narrative films with professional development activities and consultation with established film professionals....

Posted on September 3, 2009
Deadline: October 5, 2009

New York Foundation for the Arts Announces Informational Seminars for New York State Artists' Fellowships
Free informational seminars across New York State have been planned to explain the fellowship application and review process; this year, four enhanced applications seminars will also be held in select locations....

Posted on September 2, 2009
Deadline: Various

MetLife Foundation Invites Art Museums to Apply for Museum and Community Connections Program
Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to art museums across the United States working to improve the size and diversity of their audiences through imaginative programs or exhibits....

Posted on September 2, 2009
Deadline: October 9, 2009

August 22, 2009

grants

Guidelines Available for 2010 Funding Cycle of Pew Charitable Trusts' Dance Advance
Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to dance artists, companies, and presenters in the Philadelphia region working on program research and development, rehearsal, or production and presentation....

Posted on August 19, 2009
Deadline: September 16, 2009 (Letter of Intent to Apply)

Open Society Institute Seeks Entries for Moving Walls 17 Documentary Photography Exhibition
Emerging and veteran photographers who have completed work on a human rights or social justice issue will have their work displayed in the exhibit and will receive a $2,000 royalty plus travel expenses to attend the opening....

Posted on August 19, 2009
Deadline: October 23, 2009

Maine Theater Fund Accepting Applications From Professional and Community Theaters
Grants will be awarded to professional and community nonprofit theaters in Maine for programmatic, capacity building, operating, or capital support....

Posted on August 19, 2009
Deadline: September 15, 2009

South Carolina Arts Commission Invites Applications for Artist Fellowships
Four grants of $5,000 will be awarded to exemplary South Carolina actors and writers working in poetry, prose, acting, or playwriting....

Posted on August 19, 2009
Deadline: October 1, 2009

August 14, 2009

grants

Applications Invited for Arts Presenters/MetLife Arts Access Award


Awards of up to $10,000 will be given to organizations working to increase access to the performing arts and other cultural experiences for the disabled or underserved communities....

Posted on August 12, 2009
Deadline: September 15, 2009

Getty Conservation Institute Offers Conservation Guest Scholar Program

Stipends up to $31,500 will be awarded to conservators, scientists, and professionals working on projects related to visual arts in residence at the Getty Center....

Posted on August 12, 2009
Deadline: November 1, 2009

French-American Jazz Exchange Offers Support for Collaborative Projects

Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to French and American jazz artists collaborating on composition, touring, recording, and audience-development activities with a public performance component....

Posted on August 12, 2009
Deadline: October 23, 2009

Bush Artist Fellowship Program Invites Applications From Artists in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Fifteen artists will receive grants of $48,000 each as well as $2,000 to develop a communications strategy to further their work and foster community dialogue....

Posted on August 12, 2009
Deadline: Various

August 01, 2009

grants

California Council for the Humanities Invites Entries for California Documentary Project
Grants of up to $7,000 will be awarded to individuals working to produce film and radio projects that enhance understanding of California cultures, peoples, and histories....

Posted on July 30, 2009
Deadline: October 1, 2009

Stage Director and Choreographers Foundation Invites Applications for Observership Program
Twenty-five early career directors and choreographers will gain the opportunity to observe professionals in the field as they create new productions in New York City and at regional theaters....

Posted on July 30, 2009
Deadline: August 17, 2009

Guidelines Announced for American Heritage Preservation Grants
The program funds the preservation of endangered and fragile artistic, literary, scientific, and historical works and provides grants of up to $3,000 to libraries, museums, and archival collections for conservation projects....

Posted on July 29, 2009
Deadline: September 15, 2009

National Museum of the American Indian Offers the Visiting Indigenous Professional Program
The program will provide hands-on training in various disciplines at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to individuals working in Native museums and cultural centers....

Posted on July 29, 2009
Deadline: September 15 and March 15, annually

Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Grant Funds Available for Arts in Healthcare Programs
A total of $60,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and government agencies that are members of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare and whose arts in healthcare programs show evidence of initial impact....

Posted on July 25, 2009
Deadline: October 15, 2009 (Letter of Inquiry)